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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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